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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Maya Wiley for N.Y.C. Mayor — Ms. Ocasio-Cortez's endorsement on Saturday may cement Ms. Wiley as the left-wing standard-bearer in the New York City mayor's race. — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most prominent left-wing leaders in the country …
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NBC New York:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Maya Wiley in NYC Mayoral Race — The race for the next mayor of New York City got another big shakeup Saturday as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threw her support behind civil rights attorney Maya Wiley. — Ocasio-Cortez's backing …
Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
Eight is more than enough: New York has too many candidates and a muddle of a mayoral race — As the size of New York City's press corps keeps shrinking, the size of its mayoral field keeps growing, and we appear to be staggering toward a second straight almost accidental mayor. Hey, what could go wrong?
Ross Barkan / Political Currents:
Kathryn Garcia, Reclaiming the Neoliberal Lane
Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backs Maya Wiley for New York City mayor
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backs Maya Wiley for New York City mayor
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Politico, New York Post, PIX11 and New York Times
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez endorses Maya Wiley for NYC mayor
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Meadows Pressed Justice Dept. to Investigate Election Fraud Claims — Emails show the increasingly urgent efforts by President Trump and his allies during his last days in office to find some way to undermine, or even nullify, the election results. — WASHINGTON — In Donald J. Trump's final weeks …
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New York Times:
White House Disavows Knowledge of Gag Order on Times Leaders in Leak Inquiry
White House Disavows Knowledge of Gag Order on Times Leaders in Leak Inquiry
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Amid controversy, Justice Dept. says it won't seek to compel journalists to give up source information
Amid controversy, Justice Dept. says it won't seek to compel journalists to give up source information
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. says it'll no longer seize reporters' records
Justice Dept. says it'll no longer seize reporters' records
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Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department to End Pursuit of Reporters' Phone Records Over Leaks
Justice Department to End Pursuit of Reporters' Phone Records Over Leaks
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Donald Trump returns to stage with speech at North Carolina GOP convention — Trump made his first post-presidency appearance outside of Florida. — Former President Donald Trump returned to the stage on Saturday night, delivering a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party State Convention …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump endorses North Carolina's Rep. Ted Budd for Senate after Lara Trump declines to run
Trump endorses North Carolina's Rep. Ted Budd for Senate after Lara Trump declines to run
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Governor Kristi Noem Speaks / C-SPAN.org:
Former President Trump Calls on China To Pay Reparations for COVID-19
Former President Trump Calls on China To Pay Reparations for COVID-19
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Joe Biden / Washington Post:
My trip to Europe is about America rallying the world's democracies — Joe Biden is president of the United States. — On Wednesday, I depart for Europe on the first foreign travel of my presidency. It is a trip stacked with meetings with many of our closest democratic partners …
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Texas AG Says Trump Would've ‘Lost’ State If It Hadn't Blocked Mail-in Ballots Applications Being Sent Out — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, said former President Donald Trump would have lost in Texas in the 2020 election if his office had not successfully blocked counties …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Record 31 million Americans have health-care coverage through Affordable Care Act, White House says — About 31 million Americans now have health-care coverage through the Affordable Care Act, the White House announced Saturday, setting a record since the law, colloquially known as “Obamacare …
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Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
Breaking: HHS confirms ACA enrollment is at an all-time high: Over 31 million covered
Breaking: HHS confirms ACA enrollment is at an all-time high: Over 31 million covered
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Workers Are Gaining Leverage Over Employers Right Before Our Eyes — “Employers are becoming much more cognizant that yes, it's about money, but also about quality of life.” — The relationship between American businesses and their employees is undergoing a profound shift …
Washington Post:
California's assault weapons ban overturned as federal judge compares AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife — A federal judge Friday night overturned California's longtime ban on assault weapons, saying the state's law was unconstitutional and that prohibiting such firearms for decades was “a failed experiment.”
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli security chief warns of Jan. 6-type violence — The director of Israel's domestic security service, the Shin Bet, warned on Saturday of growing incitement that could lead to politically motivated violence. — Why it matters: Nadav Argaman's rare public statement raised concerns …
Washington Post:
Trump and his allies try to rewrite, distort history of pandemic while casting Fauci as public enemy No. 1 — Donald Trump and his Republican allies have spent the past few weeks trying to rewrite or distort the history of the pandemic, attempting with renewed vigor to villainize Anthony S. Fauci …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Media continues to lionize Anthony Fauci, despite his damning emails
Media continues to lionize Anthony Fauci, despite his damning emails
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Can't Win — Frank Bruni will stop writing regular Opinion columns in late June, but his popular weekly newsletter will live on. To keep up with his political analysis, cultural commentary and personal reflections, sign up here. — For a while there, Kamala Harris went missing.
Taylor Dolven / Miami Herald:
Royal Caribbean reverses, won't require passengers on U.S. cruises to be vaccinated — Royal Caribbean International will no longer require any of its cruise passengers to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as it had previously planned to. — In a press release Friday announcing cruises for sale …
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Wyatt Olson / Stars & Stripes:
Gen. Charles Flynn, brother of former national security adviser, takes reins of US Army Pacific — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Gen. Charles Flynn took command of U.S. Army Pacific on Friday, vowing to continue transforming the 90,000-soldier force into one that can meet the challenge of a rising China.
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Pat Thomas / WDBJ-TV:
McAuliffe holds lead in Dem governor's race, according to Roanoke College Poll — ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ/Roanoke College Poll Release) - Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Attorney General Mark Herring hold strong leads in the races for the Democratic nomination for governor and attorney general in Virginia …
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